Lorne Michaels

Whether growing up in Cleveland, only to be thrust into high school in the Philippines, or riffing with John Travolta, which landed her a memorable part in"Saturday Night Fever," or finding herself in an out-of-town bomb that transformed into a hit Broadway musical, the actress has found that her career — as well as her life — has been one long improv where you take whatever you're faced with and say "yes" to the moment.

Dillon is currently exercising her comic chops as the all-knowing maid in the '60s sex farce "Boeing- Boeing," now in previews and opening Wednesday at Hartford Stage.

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